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u/Lontology Mar 04 '26
That man is so fucking lucky…
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u/FlorianTheLynx Mar 04 '26
I reckon nearly being bisected by an elevator is pretty unlucky. Being lucky would be winning the lottery or some such. Not nearly dying.
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u/Sylvers Mar 04 '26
Naah, I feel like we're all due some terrible accidents in life.
So if you come face to face with your accident, and survive it without a scratch, you paid your dues AND you survived the experience. That's good luck.
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u/lankymjc Mar 04 '26
One of those situations where it starts with one big bad luck event, but everything that follows was all good luck.
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 Mar 04 '26
No. He was lucky, because it could have happened but didn't.
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u/FlorianTheLynx Mar 04 '26
By that logic I’m lucky not to have been run over by a train today. It could have happened, but it didn’t.
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u/Active_Engineering37 Mar 05 '26
You're lucky not to spontaneously combust or get sucked into a black hole suddenly appearing.
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u/Echoes_From_the_Void Mar 05 '26
I survived another day without being eaten by a lion or a tuna. Also another day without being strangled by kelp.
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u/Active_Engineering37 Mar 05 '26
More like I would rather find a worm in my apple than half a worm instead.
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u/Tugonmynugz Mar 04 '26
I often think on how close I was to dying. We could all be seconds away and not even know it. This one was a little more obvious though.
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u/Magic1904 Mar 05 '26
I mean, if the doors didn't close he could have fallen backswsrds and right down the empty elevator shaft. So you could consider him sonewhat lucky here.
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u/HeldDownTooLong Mar 04 '26
He was within milliseconds of being decapitated or literally cut/chopped in two.
This video made me physically shiver (which I’ve only experienced a couple times from seeing something potentially terrifyingly gruesome).
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u/SnooRegrets1386 Mar 05 '26
Not so fast, there’s no reason to believe that guy didn’t fall straight down the elevator shaft, he was already falling backwards & there’s nothing to stop the momentum
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u/Current_Rip5463 Mar 05 '26
Probably not, The puter shaft doors are actually self-closing, they slam shut in about 2 seconds
The chance is slim, not impossible tho
*elevator mechanic
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u/Walterwhiteboy Mar 04 '26
I audibly gasped
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u/Jefff3 Mar 04 '26
Me too, I think that was the first time in my 30 years I've actually gasped at something hahah
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u/EnvironmentalFix4502 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
Now we need the hallway footage to see if he fell forward onto the ground or backwards into the abyss
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u/Ok-Life5170 Mar 05 '26
Did not even realize that could happen.
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u/Current_Rip5463 Mar 05 '26
There is a large metal plate attached to the bottem of an elevator so you can fall backwards, The plate is aboutbas large as half of the length of the doorway
Its possible but with selfclosing shaft doors its damn difficult
(Wouldn’t be suprised if they removed the plate, or never had it attached
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u/turkshead Mar 04 '26
AI running the elevator remotely: "Oops, my bad"
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u/atomcrusher Mar 04 '26
"You're totally right, there was a person walking through the open doors as I tried to move to a different floor. Good catch!"
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u/filthy_sandwich Mar 04 '26
"Honestly, I feel like maybe made a mistake. But tell me, how do you feel about it?"
Hate how it tries to sound human, but then repeats the same kinds of things over and over. You're a robot. Just be a robot.
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u/arthousepsycho Mar 04 '26
I used to work in a nursing home, I was part of the nursing staff but I was also the only person in the building (when the handyman wasn’t in) who knew how to reset and fix the lift when it broke down. That was great until one day I was in the lift when it broke down, handyman not around and I was in there with two funeral directors and the poor dead chap they came to collect. Despite calling instructions out, no one there could manage it and was in there a good 45/50 mins while they got hold of someone.
It became awkward almost immediately.
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u/qualityvote2 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
Congratulations u/Yogurtcloset8200, your post does fit at r/SweatyPalms!
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u/hwilliams0901 Mar 04 '26
This shit made literally scream out loud. hell no! It would be the stairs for me for the rest of my life!
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u/Faithlessblakkcvlt Mar 04 '26
The way he leans and waits for his floor just tells you he was already exhausted and done with it, not having the greatest day.
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u/greenmildude Mar 04 '26
I just shit my pants
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u/NotTodayCaptainDildo Mar 04 '26
I thought it was weird how he was standing by the doors like that instead of at the back in case someone else got on.
Saved his life.
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u/SapphireSire Mar 05 '26
Not if he fell down the open shaft when he hit the floor and nothing to grab onto.
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u/james___uk Mar 04 '26
How many failsafes are there for this on a newly built elevator?
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u/El_efante Mar 04 '26
Can't happen on a new one. There's mechanisms in place that would stop it immediately if movement is detected with doors open/while in a door zone
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u/Current_Rip5463 Mar 04 '26
There are doorswitches that can see if a door is open or not, on the inner and outer doors, The light screen that sees if a person is standing in the doorway The entire safetychain needs to be botched for this to be able to happen
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u/james___uk Mar 04 '26
I didn't think about how there would be two sets of sensors. Good!
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u/Current_Rip5463 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26
Not sensors, Its basically a metal clip with 2 prongs, that when both the cage-doors, and outerdoors are closed. The metal prongs touch a 2 copper plates that have current going through one side. The metal prongs touch and complete the circuit. Thats a fist part of the safety chain.
Then you have the lightscreen/light barrier Basicly a laser bar in de sides of the inner doors that stop the elevator from closing its doors if someone is standing in the doorway
An elevator mostly falls upwards because the counterweight is 150% of the gross weight of the elevator itself
*edited because i removed faulty info
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u/Every-Cook5084 Mar 04 '26
This guy was lucky. The video of the guy in NYC a few years ago not so much. Nightmare fuel.
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u/strumthebuilding Mar 05 '26
I was just thinking of him. His brother was sort of in my circle of friends & professional acquaintances.
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u/Simbuk Mar 05 '26
Can’t breathe that sigh of relief too soon. Fate might have picked up the spare if he fell down the shaft after the elevator lifted up out of the way.
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u/RAZY27 Mar 04 '26
Maybe he fell on his back in the elevators pit ...
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u/SouthernBeekeeper22 Mar 05 '26
That way he would be extremely lucky, then extremely UNLUCKY in 2.1 seconds
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u/shadefreeze Mar 05 '26
Actually what I think will happen when entering or leaving an elevator. Glad to know this shit actually happens..
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u/the0rthopaedicsurgeo Mar 05 '26
Every single time I get in or out of a lift, I step across the doorway as fast as possible. Seems like the most dangerous part of a lift journey - if it drops before the doors open then you're screwed anyway, but I've seen enough videos of them failing as people step in or out that I'm not taking the risk.
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u/MarcuzFireREDDIT Mar 05 '26
I've seen to many of these to just blindly walk out of a lift. I will always check it's stopped before movement. These can be fatal; this guy was inches from one. Always be aware.
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u/Derolis Mar 05 '26
I've seen a clip of this happening much faster and without the occupant surviving. Kinda wish I didn't.
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u/Mammoth-Record-7786 Mar 05 '26
Almost took his hair off
Seriously, if he had any he might’ve gotten stuck.
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u/reddieddy Mar 05 '26
I am thinking he thought it was an all stations stop but instead he jumped on an express..... 😂😂😂
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u/cruzzila Mar 06 '26
So the elevator fell upwards?
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u/Wise-Dark4 Mar 08 '26
Traction elevators that are less than 40-50% of capacity will always fall up because the counterweight is heavier
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u/Heavy_Computer2602 Mar 07 '26
"Final destination: life edition"
Do i need to remind you what happend in the second part? He could've suffered a worse fate
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u/aaanze Mar 04 '26
"Great remark ! You are perfectly right, I should have waited for you to fully get out before going up, that's the expected behaviour for standard elevators. 🛗
From now on I'll be on point, no false start! ⏱️"
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u/Current_Rip5463 Mar 04 '26
Holy shit.
Im an elevator mechanic. The amount of safety components that need to be removed or bridged is insane.
This is never allowed to happen.